Overview
- ICE detained Jaan Shah Safi in Waynesboro, Virginia, after DHS alleged he provided material support to ISIS-K and supplied weapons to his father, a militia commander in Afghanistan.
- DHS says Safi entered the U.S. on September 8, 2021, through Philadelphia under Operation Allies Welcome and later sought Temporary Protected Status, which was terminated when Afghan TPS ended.
- Officials describe the case as the third involving recent Afghan arrivals in under a week, following the D.C. ambush that killed Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and the Fort Worth bomb‑threat arrest.
- Federal investigators are assessing whether the D.C. shooting suspect was radicalized after arriving in the U.S., with ongoing inquiries into potential networks and motivation.
- The administration has halted Afghan refugee resettlement and paused certain immigration processes for designated high‑risk countries while counterterrorism and re‑vetting reviews proceed.